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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11

means one OIL tho WOfSC. lC 1fOurlSnoS
more in IIayti than anywhere else. Iii
jamaica 1t is very much on tho increase.
There is no doubt that it came original
ly from Africa. Nearly every African
lever in 1t. There is great deal Of it
| in Sierra Leone, and til0lo it ilouriSlicS
IN it's worst form, that OF poisoning.
Its home in tho West Indies is ST. Vim
cent. There it is carried to q created
extent than anywhere else, aud old
Obeah men for a consideration teach
the secrets Of the trade TO beginners and
make them accomplished poisoncrs and
jugglcrs. Pupils Of these humbugs
have spread through the other islands,
ana u st. Vincent Obeah man, is con-
sidercd an expert. There is very little
poisoning done by them i'll The West
Int les now (nnlcss it may be in IIayti,
because there is no occasion for it. In
the slave times it always had TO be
guarded against
Some OF the ODcah men arc very eX-
pert III preparing poison. They hayo
several kinds, to bc used according to
circumstances. One Of the worst Of
them is made from the root Of the cas-
sava. They express the juice and allow
il to fcrmcnt, and quantities. Of small
worms ale soon seen in the liquid, one
Of which taken into tho stomach is
almost certain TO cause death. One Of
tho worn,a 10 or,,poolo1 ,,n,lo, :, th,,,,l,
nail, which is allowed to grow long for
the purpose, and the operator III hand
ing his victim a cup of coffee or some
dish of food manages to drop tho worm
into it. In jamaica almost every negro
has growing In his garden numbers Of
arsenic bean plants, which arc neither
useful for food nor handsome in appear
anco, but the beans are very poisonous.
1t is said, too, that q dangerous poison
is made from the liver and gall Of the
alligator. The Obeah men are also too
handy in the manufacture Of narcotics.
They could procure opium without too
much risk, but they know how to distiil
narcotics from various plants. Some
Of them seem to have a considerable
knowledge Of botany. They can find
leaves anywhere that if put into q water
vessel will mako the water deadly
poison in a few hours. Others arc said
TO carry II snakes poison under q, finger
nail-a drop is enough, and scratch
from the nail will cause death in a few
hours. l have never seen we'll authen-
ticatcd case Of this sort, but have heard
of them frequently. Kingsley in his
visit to Trinidad picked up number Of
cases OF Obeah poisoning. lie says the
habit Of poisoning did not spring up
among slaves desirous of revenge upon
the white master, but that it vas i'm
ported from Africa.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11
The Paris Stock Exchange.

The scone upon the floor Of tho Bourse
five minutes before the stroke OF the
clock at 5, not only battles dcscrip-
tlon," as the reporters say, but must
positively be seen to be believed. One
would refuse to credit any written
statement Of the mad excitement that
prevails just as the solemn functionary
at his desk closes the record of the days
transactions.
Grave and reverend seigncurs for the
moment become the vcriest schoolboys.
The ordinary cool and calculating
Semitic loses his sense Of calculation
and discretion, shouts. vociferatcs,
screams, pushes, jostles, howls, and
throws his bargain, written upon it's
paper, at tho scribe, who refuses at the
latest moment to reoordit. The shout.
ing OF screaming is like that in great
battle only the smoke and bloodshed
are lacking. Tho spectacle is ridicu.
lous, yct imposing, 1t gives to the full
measure OF human littleness, yet illus
tratcs one Of the wonderful forces OF
tho human mind. lii
Tie Paris Exchange lacks tile calm
and solidity Of the great Bourses Of
Hamburg, Bremen, Vienna, Leipzig,
and Berlin, but it is mcthodical, COM
mercial, mercurial. One feels that
capital is there seeking its true level
that speculation IS at It's most aulacious
height that regulations arc risked.
made, and lost With consummate cool
ness, despite the outward excitement
that rumor rules, fact being secondary
and out Of place. Tho wabbllng flight
of tho duck has been adopted as sobri-
quet for the somewhat uns cady march
Of the false tales that have 80 much m
iluence on tho Paris ,Bourse Tho can.
ary has become an international syH-
onym. It flies every day ana returns
to its nest at night, after having caused
the mpst astonishing gains and losses.
No ono evor thinks Of strangling it, or
twisting its neck. and on the morrow,
with refreshing impudence, It resumes
its erratic career. @5 5
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11
NO.22.
CARRIER PIGEONS.
Their history and tho Manner OF
Their Training. Is 3

laTst ~
IL is not known with what nation the
use OF the carrier pigeon originated.
DuS tllcro Is no doubt that the custom
IS very ancient. Tho Romans used tho
birds for this purpose, and Sir John
Mandeville, one Of the earliest travellers
IRON Europe to the Orient. states that
10 found them used in the samo way
among the Asiatics. Wc havo the asscr
tioh Oh the poet Tasso for believing that
they were so employed during the siege
OF Jerusalem in 1000, and it is an IN
doubted historical fact that they were
used during the crusade Of st. Louis
IN 1850. The most remarkable instance
OF the use Of carrier pigeons in modern
times was during the siege Of Paris, in
1870. They have been moro generally
used in Turkey than in any other ccmn-
try for many centuries, and tho art Of
training tEcm is understood to bo car
ricd to it's greatest perfection thorc.
The trainer takes the pigeons when
thoy have acquired full strength Of
wing in q covered basket to distance
OF about half milo from their home
here they are set at liberty and thrown
into the air, and If any fail in return
ing homo from this short distance they
arc regarded rs naturally stupid, and
no time Is wasted in endeavoring to
train them. Those that do come home
are trained by being taken to greater
distances, progressively increased to
forty or fifty miles. When the bird is
able to accomplish this flight he may be
trusted to fly any distance overland,
within the limits Of physical power.
This drilling must be begun very early,
OF even the best breeds Of birds will not
become good carriers. 1t is tho general
plan to keep the birds in dark room
for some hours before they arc used.
They are then fed sparingly, but are
given all the water they can drink.
The paper on which the message is
written is then carefully tied round
the upper part of the birds leg or to
one Of the large feathers Of tile tail. so
as not to impede its fight in any way,
The feet are washed in vinegar to keen
Iilein from gettlng too dry during tho
birds flight, SO as to tempt 1t to descend
to water and run the risk of getting it's
message wet. The ordinary rate Of
fight for a carrier pigeon is from
twenty to thirty miles an hour, though
instances Of much moro rapid flight are
on record. The pigeon, when thrown
up into the air, at first flies round and
round. This is evidently for the pur-
pose Of sighting some landmark that it
knows. When this is perceived the
bird instantly flies toward it, ana as
other familiar landmarks come gradu-
ally into sight, continues its journey until
its home is reached. If no landmarks
is perceived the bird is bewildered and
lost and finally returns to the earth
again.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11
Weight or u Reception Costume

a black silk reception costume that
glittcrcd with jet tipped the beam at
thirty-nine pounds. I examined their
construction to SEQ where tho weight
came in. 1t lay little in the forest of
stecls, to some extent in tho balls of
load that were concealed about the
skirt, and most Of all, in Tho jet. 1
saw q tailor gown Of 1ne wool that
weighed twelve pounds. Fifteen, sew
cntcen and nineteen wcro tho figures Of
three others respectively. I found
nothing short Of ten pounds.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11
The Suicide or Hindu Widows.

According to writer it has been
almost a cruelty to forbid the practice
Of suttcc, or the suicide Of Hindu
widows, while taking no steps to defend
such unfortunate persons from tho
miscrics TO which they are condemned
by native, social law. The theory is,
as ciMnciatcd by the ancient IIindt,
lawmakcr Manu-, that "a virtuous wife
asccnds to heaven if, after tho deccasc
of her lord, she devotcs herself to pious
austerity; but widow who Sights her
deceased husband by marrying again
brings disgrace on herself here below,
and Shall be excluded from the seat Of
her lord" Hence he directs that she
Shall "cmaciato her body by living
voluntarily Oh pure flowers, roots and
fruits, but let her not, when llur lord is
deceased, even pronounce the name Of
another man. Let her continue till
death forgiying all injuries, performing
harsh duties, avoiding every sensual
pleasure, and cheerfully practicing tho
incompatible rules Of virtue which hayo
been followed by such women as were
devoted to only ono husband.n These
laws, though laid down nearly $500
years ago, arc still mercilcssly enforced.
and tho life Of Hindu widow is, in
consequence, almost unboarablc; III
fact, many cases arc known where
death from exhaustion and starvation
follows tho attempt to observe the
prescribed routine Of life. For two
days of each month, for instance, sho
must neither cat nor drink anything,
no matter how feeble may be her health.
Otherwise She loses ''casten and fore
feits tho respect and care Of hor family.
We advise all American widows to stay
where they are.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11
THE WOMEN OF CAPE COD.
Bcnuttiui Creatures at 10 and Oh
aud IIaggard at 3O---Tho
Reason Why.

"lf there was ever blightcd race of
J Women," said a New York gentleman,
recently returned from visit to Cape
Cod, "it oxists in The poninsular villages
or Massachusetts, which depend on
the fisheries for tho support OF thoir
inhabitants. Nowhere else in all New
England will ono SEQ SO high an average
Of female beauty, especially in sym
mctry Of form and freshness Of COM
plcNlon; but it will not take one long to
discover that this girlsh beauty and
freshness, While unusual and uncxpcc-
ted, isalso i'll its duration very brief
Tho change produced in these girls by
The lapse Of Il few years is painful to
observe. No matronly graccs arc
to be seen among them after their girl
| hood days arc past. That charming
middle age Of maturing womanhood,
between The freshness and buoyancy Of
the girl Of 20 and the woman of IS or
| 40, is entirely absent. Tho heightened
color Of the cheeks is gone, the eyes arc
Sunkcn, and wear q constant look Of
sadness and anXiet'r. Gray hair in
heads over which score and u half Of
years havo scarcely passed, and deep
| lines in faces which Should show no
| trace Of age for years to come, are
rather the rulo than the exception
These women besides suffering from all
| tho inevitable sorrows which fall to
wolhan's lot, no matter in what station
she may bo placed, have an added
intense and perpetual sorrow all their
own. Theirs is n life Of continual
suspense and anxiety, which is almost
certain in time to be embittered by an
overwhelming grief.
Fair weather keeps hope warm in
many all anxious woman's heart; the
bowling NORTHEASTERN (llls it with doubt
and despair. Constantly watching by
day. waking in the night to listen to
sounds from the sea; whether they may
be the roaring Of the dreaded tempest
Oh merely the moan OF the surf on tho
beach, Is it any wonder that the torture
cf mind and heart and the strain of
! -l@I' ~ and vital force that must follow
| this perpetual suspense and longing
destroy the fountains Of youth and
beauty in these patient, suffering
women and place upon them the marks
Of age while they are yet young F.?
''Yet the girls grow up with but one
thought Of what their future lot will
be, with ono object in view upon which
their visions Of happiness are based.
Go among any group Of these bright
girls, in any Of the villages Of the class
am speaking Of, and you will find that
nlno out Of ten of them look forward to
a union with some one who will spend
his life fishing in the summer and
coasting in the winter. The idea that
there might be any other future than
the ono which is to como to them as
lishermen's wives or that the life of a
| fishcrman's wife is anything different
from the natural sequence Of married
life, never seems to occur"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11

ana the tramp Of the guido's footsteps
on Inc rocks warned tho two officers
That it was time to set forth on their
days expedition; and when they
vanished into tho glcns, Clara and
Rosamond stood watching them.
''Eor the last time /" said Rosamond.
Clara started.
"Why ?" said She.
| why, because - said Rosamond.
"You will see. It's very easy to talk.
but they will not como back to us again.
II there's anything q man disli!:cs, it is
to sec woman Strike out for herself. y
Nonsense ~ said Clara.
1T is true" nodded ltosamond.
"You will see.
But her proplcsics failed. Tho two
hunters stopped on their way back, to
leave somo squirrels and II tempting
branch Of wild plums at The charcoal
cabin The next day they strolled up
again.
"lt's Il deal jollicr up here than ii is
down ut the hotel" declared Afford.
I'll we sllant bore you,'' said Dray-
ton
And SO they kept coming until tho
end of the season arrived, garlandcd
about with still night frosts, scarlet
leaves and stcaltnly-droppng nuts.
"Do you know" said Afford. mourn
fully, "thc regiment is ordered to Arl-
IONA? And I've got to report at head
quarters next wccl.''
Rosamond viewed him with sympa-
thetic eyes.
rs Arizona SO very bad ~ said She
II shouldn't mind it" stammcrctl
the young officer, ''if you were going
with me. Tell me, Rosa, would would
you be willing to go to Arizona for ny
sake ?n
Tut" faltercd Rosamond, "what
would Clara say to my leaving her,
when we've always been in sort Of
partnership, you know p
Captain Affords arm stole softly
around Miss Rayforth's trim waist
"But suppose you form neeo partner.
ship ~ said he. GAS for Miss Seton
why there's Drayton worships the very
ground she walks ON, you know
Come about Arizona? 1t would bt
the Garden of. Eden to mo il you were
there. Woa't you say yes, dcd
Rosamond ?"
And how Rosamond and Clara re
joiced in spirit that they had saved uI
enough money from the proceeds OF
their summer campaign to buy two neat
little trouSSc0Mc!
".Aftcr all, 'sald Rosamond, joyfully
there is nothing like being indcpend-
ent.
"IIarry says" whispered Clara, that
never looked SO we'll in my life as
when stood there hanging out clothes
on the mountain sdc.''
"And Will Declares" added Rosa.
mond, "that he fell in love with mt
when tried to lift tho big kettle on
tho fire, and couldn't. Dear Clara,
what fortunate girls we are 10
"And what happy girls we are u
cried Clara.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11

All history is only the precepts OF
moral philosophy reduced into exam
pies.
There are now In this country moro
han 226, 900 patents for Inventions.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16

Lincoln avenue, 716 feet north of Da-
kota street; thence on right OF way
northerly crossing Montana street to a
point 200 feet west of Lincoln avenue ;
thence in westerly course on right
of way to point at or near the SOUTH
west corner of block B of aforesaid
tract; thence west on Montana street
Is feet south of the north line thereof
to the west line of the aforesaid
tract; being about the distance of l =
miles more or less. The road to be
commenced within three months and
c)mpleted within year.
The county reserves the usual right
to sewer, macadamize and pave all the
highways along the route.
The fare not to be less than 5 cents
nor exceed 10 cents.
The District Attorney was instructed
to enjoin the Ostrich Farm Railroad
Company from occupying the county
road on township line between ranges
l3 and ii W., T. S., and between
section 13 of X. IA, and section Is of
r. 13, Of T. Is.
The clerk was ordered to notify A.
W. RYAN that the county is ready to
complete contract and purchase, on re-
ceiving good and sufficient deed de-
tining acreage and corners, for county
poor farm.
A warrant was ordered to be drawn
in favor of Mrs. c. Ducommun for
Spreckens, an INDECENT.
The Assessor was allowed $2,012.40
in full for the salaries OF his deputies.
The Board adjourned until Septem-
ber 18th.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
IRaard of SuPerVisOrs.

The Board met, pursuant TO ad-
iournment, and transacted the follow
ing business;
In re State aid for INDECENT in
County Hospital-The Chairman and
Clerk were authorized and instructed
to execute powers of attorney to Geo.
w. Knox to enable him to collect any
MONEYS due the county in the above
entitled matter.
A certificate OF exhibits was filed
showing that the Glendora school dis
trict had voted $2lO0 for special tax
for building and purchasing a school
house. Matter continued to the Octo-
Der session.
warrant of $500 was ordered to be
drawn in favor OF Il. E. Rowan, to pay
the balance due the expert for services
in connection with the Court House
plans. 81, A.
CITY Railway Company OF Pasa'
dena, praying for permission te
construct and operate city railroad
commencing at point 40O ieet souti
of the corner of Fair Oaks avenue
and Dakota street on the tract known
as Painter & Balls addition to Pasa
dena: thence west on line fifteer
feet south of the north line OF Dakots
street to Kirkwood avenue; thence Oh
right of way to a point on GlenI
ayanua AOO feet north Of Dakota street
thence on right Of way to a point OF
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
The Railway Jubilee.

A grand train of Pullman palace
cars will leave San Francisco on Fri
day, and proceed by way of Newhall
to Santa Barbara to carry guests to
the grand railway jubilee at that
place, on Saturday, August Goth.
Passengers from Los Angeles will
take the excursion train on regular
passenger time for Santa Barbara, at
9:15 Saturday morning, arriving at
Santa Barbara about | O'Clock P. NJ. to
take part in the festivities connected
with celebrating the opening of the
railway from Los Angeles and San
Francisco with Santa Barbara. The
number of visitors will doubtless be
large and the occasion memorable.
There will be the booming of cannon,
the flights Of oratory and the voluptu-
GUS strains of music. The people OF
Santa Barbara will acquit themselves
with great credit on this occasion, for
which they have made ample prep
aration. There will be a gathering Of
thousands in beautiful Santa Barbara
on SATURDAY. next.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
Another Opera House.

Col. A. NJ. Gray of this city, the
most eminent opera house builder on
the coast, has received orders for max
ing plans for grand opera house at
Riverside to be erected on the large
corner lot 1OOxl66 feet, now occupied
by the Riverside Pavilion. The build
ing will be of brick and have par
quet and three tiers of seats for the
audience, dress circle, family circle
and gallery for the peanut fiends, be-
sides double tiers of boxes of the
most elegant fashion and finish. The
location is most admirable, in the
heart of the town opposite the Glen
wood. The edifice will cost about
$75, 900.
The leading cities of the Pacific
slope all send their orders for opera
house plans to Los Angeles, the CEN
ter for cultured architects and scene
painters. Col. Gray is now complet-
ing plans for half a dozen thespian
temples.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
IucOrparated.

Articles of incorporation were filed
in the County Clerks office yesterday
by the Santa Ana Valley Land ard
Improvement Company. The pur-
poses for which this corporation is
formed ic to purchase, lease, sell or
otherwise dispose of real property I;
to build waterfront protection for slip
docks, wharves and piers; to erect
hotels and other buildings; to devel-
op water for irrigation and domestic
purposes, and to do all other things
necessary to further the interests of
the corporation.
The number of directors is to be
five, and those elected for the first
year are James McFadden, w. H.
Spurgeon, C. w. Humphreys, c. B.
Lewis and j. N. Smith, all of Santa
Ana.
The amount of capital stock to be
$4OO 900, in 1000 shares of 500 each,
of which $50, 900 has been subscribed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16

Theater Trains
To and from Los Angeles from Santa Monica
Thursday evenings.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
THE COURTS.
Court-Dcpartme One,
Cheney. T..

Cnemeys -
MONDAY, August Is, 1887.
People vs.. All Joe-August 18th a
"a. M. set for defendant to plead.
J. Madden and E. G. Carlton plead
not guilty.
People vs.. All Lung-August 17tl
at "a. NJ. set for defendant to plead.
People vs.. Juan Verdugo-Con.
tinued until September Goth at 2 p. NJ
People vs.. Francisco Calzada-De.
fendant pleads not guilty.
Department Two-Gardiner, J.
Estate of Ferdinand Luehring-Pe-
tition granted.
Estate of Lee Fruit-Petition grant
ed. Bond, $1,000.
Estate of Rubio minors-Continued
until August 22d at 10 A. NJ.
Estate of John Sex--Petition
granted. Bond, 500.
Estate of j. N. A. F. de Montgom-
ery-Petition granted. Bond, $2100.
Estate of D. l.. Carlton-Petition
granted; bond 500.
Estate Of F. ]. Barlet.--Will ad-
mitted to probate.
Estate OF Lille f. Rowland-Petl-
ton granted; bond $500.
Estate of Timothy Sullivan-Distri-
button ordered as prayed for.
Estate of Robert Fryer-Continued
until September at 10 A. M.
Estate of G. f. Leonard-Continued
until August % at 10 A. M.
Estate of John Hynes- Account
settled; petition granted.
Estate of Robert Anderson-Con-
tinued until August 29th at 10 A. NJ.
Estate of Richard Jasper-Contin-
ued until August 18th at 10 A. M.
Estate of G. F. j. Kitchener-Con-
tinued until August 22d at 10 A. NJ.
Estate and guardianship of Paul
Baker, minor-Petition granted !;
bond $500.
SET FOR TO-DAY.
Estate of II. G. Towson.
SUPERIOR Court Department
Swinney VS.. Swinney-Decree of
divorce granted as prayed for. Gus
tody of minor child, Henry Robert
Swinney, to be given to defendant.
Frank Lee, native of Italy was
admitted to citizenship.
SET FOR TO-DAY.
Perkins vs.. Baldwin-1o A. NJ.
Department Four-.HuttOn, J.
Gault VS.. Mills-Judgment ordered
in favor of defendant for costs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
Seeds Tint terminate Quickly.

The human system Is fruitful soil and
among seeds that germinate most rapidly in
it are those of rheumatism and neuralgia.
A slight cold brought on by sitting in
draught, wet feet or damp clothes, Will de,
yeiop either of those abominable painful
maladies with unpleasant rapidity, The
proper preventive of this agonizing vegeta-
ton is Hostetter's Stomach Bittcrs, medi-
cine which nullifes a tendency to either OF
the maladies named, and soothes the aches
which they cause. Nor is it less effective as
remedy for rheumatism than as its pre-
yentive, a fact as amply .attested as any
other relating to its curative properties.
Mariners, miners, frontiersmen and Others
have ever found it faithful preservative OF
health in unfavorable regions, and benign
remedy for malarial disorders and stomach
liver and bowel complaints. 1t is a fine pro
moter of appetite and capital tonic.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
One of Our School NIarms.

The Colusa ,Sun, Of August I3,
says: "Miss Annie c. Murphy came
in on the train Thursday, to be present
at the meeting of the Board of educa-
ton tomorrow and next week. Miss
Murphy has school at Los Angeles
the coming year. 1t is a loss to Co
lusa county that she could not remain
in the county and continue on the
Board of Education. She is re-
markably talented young lady,"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
The Porter Land and Water
COMPANY.

Mean business. They are making immense
improvements at San Fernando and the
Rancho Ex-Mission. They have been hav-
ing immense sales The property has un-
usual merit and deserves all the success II
is meeting with. That section is one of the
few where scale bugs do not exist.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
Al property Owners

on Olive, Orange Grove and Angelefio ave-
nues, in the town of Burbank, are requested
to call at the Office OF the company, No. II
South Spring street, at once, on matters Of
importanee to themselves.